While the Recovery efforts post-flooding have just begun in West Virginia, the NAD ACS Disaster Response Team has been able to accomplish the following:1. Worked with the State to obtain a facility for the Warehouse.2. Provided assistance to a local community in the recovery through clean-up activities.3. Included our Crisis Care Team in the list of Spiritual Care providers for those affected.4. Partnered with the American Red Cross to provide opportunity for Crisis Care workers to render care.5. Negotiated a partnership with Pathway to Health leadership to use our Crisis Care group during their event in mid-July.

In addition to these services, the Disaster Response Team is in connection with the citizens of Rainelle that belong to the Seventh Day Adventist Church, who worked tirelessly to assist helping in the Recovery. There are also plans to discuss with Pathway to Health Lead Dr. Lela, in reference to securing a place within the Clinic that will be operational next week in another part of the state. She has expressed her desire to partner with some of our Crisis Care workers in delivering Spiritual Care to those that come for dental services in the Clinic.

Though the Recovery work will go on for many weeks, those of us from out of the area will only be rendering physical assistance for a limited time. The local community will ultimately take over these tasks in total in a relatively short period of time, and we will determine how we might continue to carry on these efforts. Both the South Central and Allegany East Conference will continue with their efforts, and the Potomac and Chesapeake Conferences have positioned themselves to aid these efforts in the near future.

The Baptiste dump truck loaded by National Guardsmen around town

Thrift store owned by an Adventist family was covered in 4 ft of water and had to be cleaned out